Cytotoxicity and morphological analysis of cell death induced by Bothrops venoms from the northeast of Argentina

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-42

  Bustillo, Soledad ^a,c   Lucero, H ^a   Leiva, L C ^a   Acosta, O ^a   Kier Joffe E B ^b   Gorodner, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bothrops alternatus; Bothrops diporus; C2C12; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; BOTHROPS ALTERNATUS VENOM; BOTHROPS DIPORUS VENOM; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKE;

BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS ALTERNATUS;

EID: 65749093441     PISSN: 16789199     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992009000100004     Document Type: Article

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